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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 26 Nov 1997, p. 4

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: After 20 years and 250,000 tires, we know what your vehicle needs! ONE BAST PLACE _ud.'.m R.R. #1, WATERLOO, ON # Financial Services % Now Yyou‘vE Got conTtror* CGUARDEX 328 Manitou Drive, Kitchener 893â€"8687 Custom Orders * Inâ€"Home & Commercial Quotes Specializing in ONE BAST PLACE R.R. #1, WATERLOO, ON 664â€"2282 . B LEVOLOR inss ind uns idedaba es rpboiy sds o Xuereb admits that being so â€" *. "on the fringes. Maybe you can . | _ gar, but 1 am not very comfortable â€" ml}‘“.l 7 omy 1 asked Xuereb if he felt any conâ€" "'“"‘:') flict with extending public protest to a private citizens home? Why not keep it to public buildings? Speaking specificall about the recent protest at the home of MPP Witmer, Xuercb answered, "Nobody is talking about rooting her out of her home. The point is the invasiveness of Bill 42. 1 understand their rage. We need to make people understand that inactivâ€" ity has a real effect on many peoples lives." Even if the Minister is not at home and her child is alone, maybe afraid, inside? Himself the new father of a threeâ€" monthâ€"old son, Xuereb answered quickly, "I hope that my â€" child will understand politics. Its wrong to shelter kids. If they are afraid, that might be a good experience for them. There are limits to calling Wayne Wettlaufer‘s secretary. Its not just frustration â€" it‘s political strategy. The voice of the poor is not being heard." , , "Who‘s talking about foreign aid anymore? Who‘s talking about cancelling the debtâ€"of third world nations anymore? These issues are tied to us locally." Pointing to the coffee in front of me, he continued: "That coffee you are drinking is . cheap because it was brought here on the back of a girl in a third world nation. We need to talk about it." On CKWR, Xuereb said. "I hope to talk reason into them. 1 hope to have a voice on radio. There is very little opportuâ€" nity for alternative media in this region." its funding cut from CIDA in 1995, the Centre has relied on Trillium grants (lotto proceeds), bingos and individual donors for its‘ operating budget. Xuereb concedes it is uncomfortable to be funded primarily with gambling proâ€" ceeds, but says "cither we survive or we don‘t survive." He voted No to casinos in the recent referendum. A household as *fairly conservative. In fact, 1 handed out pamâ€" phiets denouncing the end of physician extraâ€"billing when the legislation was tabled when 1 was in school." Xumbm:wwuhuwudym:lm.uw It was the Gull War that Pn I he had, what he describes as. Xuvereb‘s free speech WaTERLOO CHRONICLE f & :’7. FÂ¥ Aeronage 2 h ces ts itshs > program was cancelled â€"again. gg_zmw".;‘: "I had friends in the reserves and the fear of having to fight became very real, 1 waiched the bombs drop like it was 2 video game or something. Soon L 1 started to meet with 10 others and made the connections between social ‘fustice and peace " Xuereb has worked at the Global Community Centre (King and Bridgeport) since 1993. He calls himself, "a paid political activist". After having D Steven EVE Inde 5 yr. Road 1.8 1 Varig Rem

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